The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-11-25

FIFTY of the passengers SrcTl the chez
era ships Alesia and Britannia who have
shown no signs of sickness during several
weeks observation at quarantine have
been permitted to land.
THE Court of Queens Bench at Dublin
has exonerated the police for the Mitch
elstown (Ireland) killings ana quashed
the verdict Of murder found against them
by the coroner.
On the morning of the 10Th, after Jack
McAulife and Jem Carney had fought
seventy four rounds, near Westerly, K J.,
occupying nea.ly Eve hours time, the
fight was broken up and the Teferee post
poned the finish to a day yes to be named.
OK the 18th a bank failure occurred at
Toronto, Ont: liabilities. s. 100000.
THE governments of England, France,
Belgium, Holland, Germany and Dem
mark have arrived at an agreement to
stop the traffic ia spirits among the fish
ermen Of the North sea.
MAIL service was in operation during
the last fiscal year upon 13)9J1 miles of
railroad and on 5,SG0 miles of water
routes. TO handle the mails while in
transit on these routes 4, 400 men wers en-
ployed. They handled aud distributed
during the year 5,834, ,699, ,679 pieces Of
ordinary mail matter, besides 10, 752, go
registered packages and 800, ,6l3 registered
pouches.
THE superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy at Annapolis, in his annual report,
shows that institution to be in good con-
dition in all respects. A comprehensive
plan in the course of all studies is recon-
mended, so as to make efficiency the first
idea in tue training of students.
A BIG strike Of street-car drivers and con-
ductors was precipitated at Cincinnati on
the night of the 18th.
THE Cincinnati Base Ball Club has be-
come involved in litigation which threat
ems TO terminate in its forced sale.
THE Government receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1887, were S371, 403,-
277; expenditures, $2G7, 922, 10
SOME difference of opinion as to the pow
ers and duties of the Fisheries Commits
sion seems to exist, which promises to af-
feet che work of tho commissioners.
The tenants. incl uding the Ieaseholders,
of the County Down estates of Lord Duff
ferin, have asked a forty per cent reduc-
tion of rents and an extension Of the time
for paying them.
THE parcels post feature in the new
postal convention between this country
and Mexico seems to be working so much
TO the satisfaction of the Mexican people
that they are very anxious for a consid-
erable extension of its facilities.
1T is said that the Royal Clyde Yacht
| Club will withdraw its challenge to COM
pete for the Americas cup on the ground
that the conditions, as changed by the
! New York Yacht Club, are unjust and
unsportsmaniike.
| THE Western Association of Architects,
at their convention in Cincinnati, APP
/ pointed a committee Of five to act with
| similar committee of the American In
/ stitute of Architects upon the question
/ OF a consolidation of all architectural
| associations. Officers for the ensuing
| year were elected and the convention ad-
| journed to meet in Chicago next year
THE N. +. Church ExtensOn Society
was in session in Philadelphia on the
| 18th, Bishop Bowman presiding.
THE increase in the number of pieces of
mail handled by the postal clerks dufing
| the last fiscal year over the preceding
/ year was 300, 900, 000
/ THE National League and the Brother
/ hood of Ball Players came to an haruo-
nious understanding. on the 18th, and a
modified contract for clubs and players
was agreed upon.
/ A VIGOROUS boycott has been instituted
against the Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
i pany by all the local assemblies of the
/ Knights of Labor in the Lehigh and
! SchuylkilI (Pa.) anthracite regions.
NEARLY complete returns Of the G.. A.
/ r. vote on the proposed dependent PEN
sion bill have been received at the National
G.. A. r. headquarters in Minneapolis, and
! il is practically unanimous in favor Of tho
bill.
THE proprietor of the Anarchist resort
! at Newark, II. j., whose license has been
| revoked, refuses to close his place, and
| there is chance of conflict between the
/ police and the Reds.
| THE Milwaukee, Wis, maltsters' strike
is likely to assume larger proportions.
! The brewers have decided not to handle
malt made by non-union workmen, and as
three brewing establishments have de-
clined TO yield to this stipulation, strike
of brewers employed in them is looked
1 for.
AT London the troops have been sup
/ piled with buckshOt from Woolwich
| arsenal and are prepared for any emer-
gency that may arise resul ting from at
tempts to hold meetings in Trafalgar
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